RAY DONOVAN takes a novelistic look at contemporary Los Angeles. A richly textured family drama, the series centers on Ray (Schreiber) as L.A.'s best professional "trouble shooter." He's the one called in to solve the complicated, confidential and controversial problems of the city's elite. He can make anyone's problems disappear...except the ones he can't escape created by his own damaged Boston "Southie" family. (Source: Showtime)

1x1: The Bag or the Bat recap: Ray's father, Mickey Donovan, is being released from prison in Massachusetts. He seethes while being driven through the city, looking over the changes since he's been away. His destination is a large cathedral, where he sneaks into the priest's residence and draws a gun. He shoves the gun in the priest's mouth, killing him... read more.